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HEALTHMay 21 · 20:19 UTCNPR HEALTHRob Stein

American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine

A passenger from a cruise ship is being held in involuntary quarantine at a federal facility in Nebraska due to hantavirus exposure and is fighting against the federal order. The case highlights an unusual legal power of the federal government to mandate quarantine, and experts warn similar involuntary confinements may increase due to other disease outbreaks including Ebola.

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